Scottish Parliament – March 10, 2026 – 3
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 30 MSPs
No: 76 MSPs
Absent: 10 MSPs
Abstain: 13 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is voting against a motion, and opposition MPs/parties are divided in their support.
This can reflect an amendment or motion bought by one opposition party, which other opposition parties are not supportive of.
Annotations
No annotations for this decision.
Whip reports
No whip reports for this decision.
Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 106 | 30 | 76 | 13 | 10 | 82.17% | 28.30% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 106 | 30 | 76 | 13 | 10 | 82.17% | 28.30% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 71.43% | 55.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 52 | 8 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 82.54% | 15.38% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 50.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 66.67% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 95.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Absent | n/a |